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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1926.
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Reserve Officers
Enjoy Fine Meet
Here Last Night
Cass County Members of Reserve
Corps to Join With Otoe County
Officers in Association.
From Thursday s .Dally
Last evening a very interesting din
ner and meeting of the reserve army
officers of Cass and Otoe counties was
held at the parlors of the First
Methodist church at 7 o'clock and
which was attended by some twenty
of the members and their guests, the
occasion being especially honored
with a number of the officers con
nected with the Seventh army corps
headquarters at Omaha and who add
ed to the interest of the meeting.
The ladies of the church had ar
ranged the dinner very tastefully
with the decorationn of red. white
and blue, streamers of this color and
the red and white candles as well
as the red roses adding their part to
the charm and pleasantness of thejFirst Lieutenant H. D.' Hebard. denl
ev' , .... J tal corps, First Lieutenant Edmunds,
The menu was splendidly prepared medical corps Second Lieutenant
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real treat to the inner man and a
fitting prelude to the interesting dla-
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president of the Otoe county asso
ciation and also captain of the in
fantry reserve presided very pleas
antly and introduced the different
members of the party for brief re
marks. Colonel Brooks, president of the
state reserve officers association was
present and gave a brief resume of
his recent tour of duty with the
general staff of the army at Wash
ington, urging greater activity on the
members of the officers reserve and
giving a word of praise for the inter
est that has been shown in the Sev
enth area associations, they being
among the llvest organizations in the
country at this time. Col Brooks also
urged a larger expansion of the state
organization and a constant service
in building up the strength of the
various units.
Lieutenant Colonel Tillotson, U.
S. A. of the Seventh corps area ex-,
pressed his pleasure at being pres
ent and urged that the officers of
the reserve units be more active in
their associations and studies of the
problems that are being constantly
brought up in the advancement of
the military science.
Colonel D. W. Dryghter, U. S. A.,
chief of staff of the 89th division. Na
tional army, was also present and
extended an invitation to all mem
bers to call at the division head
quarters in Omaha and talk over the
problems that might be demanding
their interest as officers of the re
serve. He urged the creating of in
terest in the C. M. T. C. and the
R. O. T. C. that are beinc held each
year over the country as the means
of developing the best in the young
manhood both mentally and physi
cally. He pointed out the advantages
of the good healthful exercises and
dicipline that is given the young
men at the summer camp. that are a
real benefit to them.
Colonel Phil L. Hall, of Greenwood,
commanding officer of the 355th in
fantry, national army, related his
experience in the advancement of
the interests of the citizen's military
training camps and urged that as
many as could be sent to the camps
this summer for the splendid bene
fit that they might receive and in
this pointed out the manner in
which those who had attended had
received the training appreciated its
benefit. He also related some of his
services in the mobilization of the
Nebraska national guard in 1917
when he was the adjutant general
of the state. ' .
Captain Floyd Harding, TJ. S. A.,
one of the regular army officers at
tached to the R. O. T. C. units at the
University of Nebraska touched brief
ly on the matter of the opposition
that has been manifested in the last
several months against the training
service at the university as part of
the regular course at the great Ne
braska school. This opposition was
not as had been stated several times,
the work of any of the student body
but had been inspired by ministers
that had university church charges
and had also been pushed by var
ious church societies in an effort not
to stop the compulsory training but
all military training. The reserve
reserve officers that were created in
the univeristy training would be the
cnier backing of the defense act in
the future as officers that, ramp from I
the world war service men would in
a few years reach the age limit and
if the younger officers were not train
ed the effect of the national defense
act would be voided and thi3
was the chief aim of the opposition
to the military training in the uni
versities over the country as other
states as well as Nebraska were be
ing made the grounds of attack.
Frank II. Smith of the Journal
spoke briefly on the matter of the'nia
military training in the nation and '
tne reason that had prompted this are greatly pleased to be back and there are four entries. Democratic
part of the nation in the national '. greet the friends of the many years candidates who have filed will prob
defense act. " standing here in the old time home, ably have no opposition at the pri-
At the conclusion of the short ad- and their visit here is very much en-jmary as is also the case with their
dresses the meeting decided that tha joyed by the relatives and friends. republican brethren.
Cass county reserve officers would
affliate with the Otoe county mem
bers in the Cass-Otoe County asso
ciation and that the meetings would
alternate between Nebraska City and
Plattsmouth and Talmage and with
the future plans of including a part
of Nemaha county in the organiza
tion. The next meeting President Cook
announced would be at Nebraska City
on the fourth Friday of June.
The meeting was attended by the
following: Col. D. V. Dryghter, Lt.
Col. Tillotson, Captain Floyd Hard
ing, regular army officers; Col. Phil
L. Hall, Greenwood, commanding
355th infantry; Col. Brooks, Lincoln,
state president of the reserce offi
cers association. Major W. C. Schaus,
Plattsmouth, anti-aircraft artillery;
Major George II. Gilmore, Murray,
medical corps; Captain II. L. Gay-
, er, nattsmoutn, commanding lo. t .
! 355th infantry; Captain Turley Cook,
Nebraska City, infantry; First Lieu
tenant William G. Kieck, Platts
mouth, air observation unit; See-
ont Lieutenant Walter J. Wunder-
lich, Nehawka, infantry; Second
Lieutenant Marion Tucker, Nehawka
infantry; Second Lieutenant J. A.
Capwell, Plattsmouth infantry; First
Lieutenant A. N. Smith, dental corps;
c M Proper, motor transport. Sec-
, Lieutenant II. II. Montgomery,
motor transport, all of Nebraska City;
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Boy Graduated
from Carnesrie
Raymond Bookmeyer of This City
Receives Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Engineering.
From Thursdays Dally
The many Plattsmouth friends of
Raymond Bookmeyer will be inter
ested in learning that he has just
received from the Carnegie Institute
of Technology of Pittsburg, Pennsyl
vania, his degree of bachelor of sci
ence in the commercial engineering
department of the great eastern
school.
The graduating class of nearly
350 was one of the largest to leave
the institution. General William
Barclay Parsons, of New York City,
soldier, engineer and chairman of
the board of trustees of Columbia
University, delivered the commence
ment oration. Dr. Thomas S. Baker,
president of Carnegie Institute of
Technology, conferred the degrees
and awarded the documents of
graduation.
Mr. Bookmeyer is a graduate of
the Plattsmouth high school and in
his work here was one of the most
brilliant scholars of his class and
ranked among the leaders of his class
at the Carnegie Tech. He is a son
of Mrs. Rose Bookmeyer of this city
and his receiving his degree will be
the occasion of a great deal of pleas
ure to the many friends here. .
The young man i3 now starting
home from Pittsburg by auto and
expects to be here in the next few
days to visit with his mother as well
as the other relatives.
Mr. Bookmeyer has been offered
and accepted a very fine position in
Pittsburg with one of the great man
ufacturing plants there and will, af
ter his vacation return there to take
up his new duties.
VISIT MAYTAG FACTORY
From Thursday's Daily
This morning a group of the Cass
county hardware dealers who have
been engaged in the sale of the well
known and popular Maytag washing
machines, departed for Newton, la.,
where they are to visit the Maytag
factory and at first hand gather their
information on the making of this
splendid machine and its many points
of interest.
There will be a special course of
schooling given the dealers at the
factory plant and where all of the
dealers will enjoy a convention and
genera get together with its many
pleasant social features and discus
sions of the trade problems.
Among those leaving from this
city were George Domingo, Weeping
Water, district manager, W. A. Swa
tek of the firm of Bestor & Swatek
of this city, L. R. Upton of Union,
c - J- Elgaard of Weeping Water and
Alr - uoodriage. ine memDers oi me
vc"u re,C101 at
ton.
VISITING WITH HOME FOLKS
From Thursday's Dally
The many Platttsmouth friends of (tneir names placed on the ballot.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hesse and Mr. There are still a greater part of
and Mrs. James M. Cunningham, the offices yet to be filed for and es
are enjoying a very pleasant visit pecially is this the case on the demo
with these two estimable families cratic ticket, and for this reason the
who arrived here yesterday from candidates "will have to get busy,
their homes at Santa Ana, Califor- The republicans have only one can
nia. Thev have enjoyed their new niriato fnr the e-reater nrr nt the nf-
home In California very much but
Edwin Crites
at Head of the
State Masons
Well Known Chadron Attorney and
Son of One Time Resident of
Plattsmouth Is Named.
From Thursday's Dally
The sixty-ninth annual J com
munication of the A. F. & A..' M. .f
Nebraska, in session at the Masonic
temple in Omaha yesterday after
noon elected as the grand master of
the state Edwin D. Crites, of Chad
ron, and who succeeds John Wright
of Lincoln in the office
This selection is of the greatest
interest here as Mr. Crites' family
were for a great many years resi
dents here and the new grand master
has often been a visitor here in the
years that he was a student at the
University of Nebraska, at the home
of his aunt, Mrs. B. S. Ramsey.
The father of the newly elected
grand master, A. W. Crites, was the
grand master of the Nebraska A. F.
& A. M. In 1900 and twenty-six
years later the son has achieved the
same distinction.
Albert R. Davis. Wayne, was
chosen deputy grand master; Frank
L. Woodland, Omaha grand senior
warden, and Lewis E. Smith. Omaha,
re-elected secretary. Appointive offi
cers are expected to be announced
by the new grand master Thursday.
Reports of committees and miscel
laneous business will be followed this
afternoon by installation of officers
The three-day session closes this eve
ning. Distinguished visitors from other
grand lodges include: J. Claude
Keiper, grand secretary, grand lodge
of District of Columbia, Washing
ton; Frank O. Mirick, grand master,
grand lodge of Colorado, Pueblo; Wil
liam W. Cooper, grand secretary,
grand lodge of Colorado, Denver;
Wililam W. Martin, grand master.
grand lodge of Missouri, Doniphan,
and Frank R. Jesse, grand secretary,
grand lodge of Missouri, St. Louis.
PLEASANT BRIDGE PARTY
From Thursday's Daily
Last evening the home of Dr. and
Mrs. R. P. Westover was the scene
of a very pleasant bridge party, a
number of friends being called in to
spend the evening at the fascinations
of bridge, and which proved a most
pleasant treat for all of the members
of the party.
The rooms of the home were very
charming with the decorations of the
summer roses whose colors of pink
and red made a very pretty setting
for the merry party.
In the playing of the evening Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Schaus carried off the
first honors while the gentleman's
consolation prize was won by H. L.
Gayer and the lady's consolation by
Mrs. William G. Kieck.
At a suitable hour dainty and de
licious refreshments were served by
the hostess assisted by Miss Jessie M.
Robertson that aided in the comple
tion of the evening of rarest pleas
ure. Those attending the pleasant occa
sion were: Messrs. and Mesdames A.
II. Duxbury, WMlliam G. Kieck, Har
vey Gamer. W. C. Schaus. E. P.
Stewart, L. L. Turpln, R. W. Knorr,
H. L. Gayer, P. T. Heineman, Dr.
and Mrs. Westover and Miss Jessie
Robertson.
A GLORIOUS RAIN
From Thursday's Daily
Just imagine the glorious feeling
that prevailed in the early hours to
day when the householder was awak
ened by the crash of thunder and
the beating of the rain on the roofs
and windows, and then, Oh, Boy, to
get up and find that there had been
close to a half inch of the generous
rainfall during the night. That was
what happened here last night and
this morning and as the result the
pastures and crops in this section of
the country have been very much re
freshed and very greatly benefited.
The crops have been suffering
quite a little in the last few days as
the result of the three week dry spell
and while the conditions in this part
of the county were much better than
farther west, they were not what
they should have been, and the rain
last night came as a life saver.
LIMIT NEAR FOR FILING
The time limit for the filing for
offices for the August primary ex
pires at midnight on June 30th, and
the parties who may wish to become
candidates have but twenty days left
in which to make the fateful decis-
tn thaf wjii Pnahle them tn havn
'flees, aside from that of sheriff where
DEPARTS TOR SERVICE
From Thursdays Dally
Yesterday Earl Winscott, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Winscott of this
city, departed for San Diego, Cali
fornia, where he enters the marines
for a "hitch" of four years in this
branch of the military service of
his country. Earl is a member of
the graduating class of 1926 of
the Plattsmouth high school and has
been planning on entering the serv
ice since shortly before the graduat
ing exercises.
Earl is one of the fine young men
of the community and is in every
way fitted to be a clean cut and splen
did type of young man for the serv
ice of his country and will make a
member of the "leathernecks" that
the service can be proud of having.
He will spend some time at the train
ing station at San Diego before he
1 is assigned to active duty at one of
the posts that is garrisoned by the
marines.
Library Build
ing Being Given
Redecoration
Structure Will Be Cleaned and Plac
ed in the Very Best Shape
for Coming Year.
From Friday's Daily
The handsome building of the
Plattsmouth public library, one of
the attractive buildings and one
that houses one of the finest small
libraries of the state, is being given
a thorough overhauling on the in
terior of the building that will place
it in first class shape for the com
ing year.
The work of re-decorating the in
terior of the building is in the hands
of F. R..Gobelman and his force of
workmen and who are giving to the
interior a really wonderful change
that will make it a place of beauty
and charm and one that will make
a fitting setting for the fine collec
tion of books that are upon the
shelves of the library.
The walls of the building are fin
ished in tones of light. tan and cream
that blend nicely and. add to the
brifthtnes of the interior of the
room and when completed will make
the building one of the greatest at
tractiveness.
The doors are all being sanded and
will when dressed and re-waxed be
made as perfect as on the day the
doors of the library were first thrown
open.
While the work of decorating is
going on there is more or less an
noyance to the librarians but they
will have their tasks completed when
the last of the decorating is finished
and the books all back and arranged
in their respective shelves for the
use of the patrons Of the library.
The library board is to be con
gratulated on the improvement In
the decoration of the library and
which will place the building in the
very best shape for the use of the
public.
COMING FROM CALIFORNIA
From Thursday's Daily
This season the amount of tourist
travel from this city to California,
seems to be in the reverse and the
larger amount of the travelers seem
to be heading this way to visit the
old home back in "Nebrasky."
Carl Sattler, wife and daughter are
reported as being on the way east
ward by auto to visit Plattsmouth and
the relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Sattler
in this, city and vicinity. Claude
Shoemaker is also reported as to
start soon on the trip back to Ne
braska to visit with his parents and
enjoy a visit with the old time friends
in this city.
WILL CASE ON TRIAL
From Thursday's Daily
The Henriksen will case is being
tried today in the district court and
the taking of testimony commenced
immediately after the convening of
court and from the progress made in
the case it will probably carrywell
over Friday as the proponerftjrf the
will had not completed all of their
testimony by the noon recess and it
will take the greater part of the af- here th attend the state
ternoon to wind up this side of the convention ot the order in that city
case and the contestants will have aand enj meeting the members of
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SELLS GRASS SEED
From Thursday's Dally
Robert Troop. Jr., the well konwn
siock ieeaer oi near xviynara, was
at Falls City yesterday where he
looked after the disposal of a large
Dart of the blue grass seed croD on
a laree Dasture that he has rented
near Stella. The crop of seed was
excellent and was disposed of by Mr.
Troop to parties in Iowa who are to
remove the crop and place it on Bale
for the use of persons desiring high
class blue grass seeds.
Save time and worry at your pic
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mc yarty by secnrin a snply of the
Dennison picnic goods. Bates Book
and Gift Shop has the fall line.
Celebration
Here July 5th is
Coming Fine
Committees Arranging for the Big
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County Celebration.
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The natintinl hirthdav which marks
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the loOth amversary of the menior-
able day when our forefathers pro-
claimed to the world that there was
'o flZmLTtawnuK
happiness, will be a real event in this
city according to the plans that are
being prepared by the local Fourth
of July committee.
The celebration will be one in
which all Cass county is cordially
invited to join and the committee
hopes to have a large and varied pro-1
gram of entertaining features that
will provide something of interest
from early morning until late at
night when the last curtain falls on
the most pleasant observance of the
national birthday and which will be
-to.
There will be the usual rr.ccs end
other sporting features in which the;
younger generation can have a great
deal of fun, the more impressive ex
ercises at the city park where the ad
dress of the day will be given and a
patriotic program rendered and in ad
dition to these the committee is hop
ing to have other high class entertain
ing features that wil be free to the
public.
There will be a series of band con
certs given during the day at the
court house lawn and the city park
to add to the interest of the day.
The Sarpy-Cass county league ball
game between Plattsmouth and Belle
vue will afford a treat for the lovers
of the great national pastime and
will be held at 3 o'clock in the after
noon at the ball park east of the
Burlington station. As this is a
league game the usual admission fee
will be charged. "
The public will also find the carni
val at the tourist park under the aus
pices of the American -Legion' as a
place of unfailing interest and fun for
everybody.
The committee has arranged for a
great display of fireworks in the eve-
ning, at the ball park, which will
include a number of new pieces. The
display will be fired by the Ameri
can Legion as in the past few years
and the public is assured of having
a beautiful sight.
As a whole the celebration this year!
promises to be one of the best if not
the best that this city has ever en
joyed.
MRS. MAUZZY POORLY
From Friday's Dailv
Mrs. James G. Mau2y has. for the
past two days, been confined to her
home, suffering from what seems to
be a form of flu and which has made
the condition of the plaintiff far from
comfortable and for some time she
has been in very serious shape. This
morning Mrs. Mauzy was reported as
being somewhat better and giving the
family some encouragement as to her
early recovery. The many friends are
hopeful that this estimable lady will
soon be back in her former good
health an to resume her activities.
REJOICING AT GAPEN HOME
From Thursday's Daiiy
A message was received here last
evening by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gapen
conveying the good news that they
were grandparents, a fine son and
heir having arrived yesterday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rockhart,
at Glenwood, Minnesota. The young
man has been named Glen Robert
Rockhart. The mother was formerly
Miss Mattie Gapen of this city, and
the pleasant news was the occasion
of the greatest rejoicing to the mem
bers of the family circle here in this
city.
DEPART FOR CONVENTION
From Friday's Daily
This afternoon a number of the
members of Cass chapter of the Or-
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the boys fraternity that is making
the northern Nebraska city a place
of interest and pleasure this week.
Among those going were Carl Graves,
scrihe. and Carl Keil. master eoun-
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John iverSon and John Bauer, Jr.
DRAWS SMALL FINE
From Thursday's Dally-
This morning a hearing was had in .
Police court before Judge William,
Weber. on a complaint filed by City,
Attorney J. A. Cajwell charging (
Edgar Newton with having operated
hi motor car with the cut out open,
in violation of the city ordinance.
Thec,ur a"eri.heaJI?s the evidence
decided that the defendant would
have to part with ?5 and costs
amounting to $S.50 and which was
paid and the matter closed. .
PARK BOARD REORGANIZES
The Plattsmouth Park Board held
its first official meeting for the fiscal
year last night and reorganized by
the election of Mrs. Rose Book
meyer as president and the retention
of Elmer Webb as secretary.
I William Thorburn, the efficient
park caretaker, who has been employ-
ed b-v the board thru the "uniner sa
son by the month, for several ycar
past, will continue to serve in this
capacity.
In the apportionment of park su-
nervision.
Mrs. E. II. Wescott. retir-
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charge of the Tourist park. Main
Jf parkin? and he Washington
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Legion use of the Tourist park for
he ha rafn l,ev,re9
.the wttk of Ju,y 5th to 10th'
Political Parties
to Elect County
Delegates Soon
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cfiic,i011 v.rill Ee Marie at the Pn-
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mary Aug. 10 Make Tilings
' Before June 30th.
The filing of the names of parties
ior me pubiwou ui ue.esmes i" "
county convention of the political
paitiea must be made the same as
that of other candidates so that they
can appear on the primary ballot on
Tuesdav. Au'Uist 10th. when the
voters of the county will pass upon
their wishes on the matter of whom
they wirfli to tepresent them at the
cr unty convention.
Tho apporiionment of the delegates
to the county convention will be
based on the vote cast for the presi
dential candidate at the last election
in 1924 and the number receiving the
highest vote at the primary election
will be named as the duly accredited
delegates.
The convention will this year select
the members of the county central
committee instead of the committee
men" ndf'cemmittee women being
named at the primary election it is
stated and this means that the mem
bers of the political parties should
i exercise due precaution in seeing that
each pricinct has the required num-
ber of delegates filed for the primary
election.
The beauty of filing for the office
of delegate to the county convention
is the fact that there is no filing fee
attached and the persons who may
wish to be delegates may secure their
names on the ballots by merely filing
for this office at the office of the coun
ty clerk.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Friday's Daily
This morning Charles W. Hula was
at Omaha and accompanied his son,
Carl, home from the hospital where
he has been for the past few days.
The young man had his tonsils remov
ed and also an aednoid operation that
jhas proven very beneficial and the
young man returns home feeling very
much improved in health and well on
the highway to recovery from his
operation and its effect.
Young Men Who
Bank With Us
find themselves in the com
pany of many of the Platts
mouth community's most
prominent and successful
men.
We cordially welcome other
forward-looking young men
into our distinguished fam
ily of depositors.
The First Mtional Bank
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PLATTSMOUTH
to
Gives Shower
in Honor of Happy
June Bride-to-Be
Miss Sarah Baird Entertains in Honor
of Florence Cecil Who Weds
David Rutherford.
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Mrs. Wiliam Baird was the scene of
a very delightful gathering of young
people. Miss Sarah entertaining at a
lu...L f ua ivn,.
Hn.ron, .11 plac. on W.,.
in this city.
The large dining table with its cen
terpiece of roses was the chief at
traction of the evening as here wan
placed the large array of handsome
gifts that the bride-to-be opened and
which afforded a great deal of pleas
ure to all of the members of the party
as each new gift was revealed by the
bride.
After the gifts had been duly in
spected by the guest of honor tlio
members of the party proceed to en
joy the guessing game, "What Rela-
tion" and in this Miss Edna Warren,
ua ,t 0fi n,i
Lai ih. nri r ih v,.nin, for
her skill.
Later in the evening a number of
the married ladies who were present
related some of the thrilling exper-
; ienc.g that had marked their wedding
days and which covered a period of
some thirty years back with the de
scription of the gown worn then and
the many beautiful customs that have
marked the bridal event of the years
gone by.
The occasion was one of the great
est pleasure to all of the ladies that
were in attendance and who enjoyed
to the limit the opportunity of visit
ing with their friends and associates.
BAND PEPPING UP
From Friday's Dally
The Eagles band of this city ha3
in the last few weeks been getting
in shape for the summer concert Rea
son and while they are without the
services of their director, E. II.
Schulhof who is spending a few weeks
in southern California, they are get
ting all set for the opening of the
summer concert season. In the ab
sence of Mr. Schulhof, W. R. Holly
has been acting as the director of
the band.
The band is expecting to be ready
to start the summer concert season
as soon as the city shall decide on
the dafe and are also planning on
going to Hamburg, Iowa, for the ob
servance of the national birthday,
that city celebrating the event "on
Saturday, July 3rd while the Platts
mouth observance will be held on
Monday, July 5th.
EXTEND REINSTATEMENT TIME
A recent amendment to the existing
law extends the time for the rein
statement and conversion of Govern
ment Life Insurance to July Z, 1927.
The director of the United States
Veterans Bureau is also authorized to
issue a level premium term policy,
exchangeable for other forms of level
premium life or endowment policies
within the five year period.
year of Progressfh
NEBRASKA